U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais talks to Brian Watson, Bernard James and Scott Abernathy during an open house at the representative's Murfreesboro office in March.

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Chas Sisk
| The Tennessean

U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who weathered disclosures about his personal life to win a second term in November, announced Wednesday that he'll officially launch his re-election campaign next month in Winchester.

The two-term incumbent, who trails his Republican challengers badly in fundraising, said he will hold a kickoff rally at 1 p.m. on Aug. 7 on the steps of the Franklin County Courthouse. The event comes 12 months before the primary.

"My first priority has always been to do my job in Congress, representing the people of Tennessee's 4th Congressional District," DesJarlais, R-South ...